Kingsley v. State

DEVANY, Justice.

Robert Irving Kingsley was tried before a jury and convicted of “purchase of a child.” TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 25.06 (Vernon Supp.1987). Punishment was assessed at seven years’ imprisonment and a $5,000 fine. Appellant’s seven points of error may be summarized as follows: (1) section 25.06 of the penal code is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad; (2) the indictment should have been quashed; (3) the jury panel should have been quashed; and (4) unadjudicated extraneous offenses were improperly admitted during the punishment phase of the trial. For the reasons stated below, we…